Ma Ingalls cracked eggs one handed, too! I remember her teaching Nellie when she worked at the Hotel.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 13, 2008 3:51:10 pm PDT #1528 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Gadget_Girl - Aug 13, 2008 3:57:03 pm PDT #1529 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Labor-ma for your SIL, askye!
Congratulations, GC!
Yea diving Kristin!!!
And someone (or more than one person) please come and rescue me? Oh, and take out Draconian Dictator while they are at it? (start venting) My school hit a new low today. I'm reaching the "Since I gave up hope I feel a lot better" point. Tomorrow night I meet students, and I'm excited about that, but administration has so totally screwed up my schedule I don't know what I'm going to do. First semester I'm teaching 3 Intensive reading/ English 3 classes for students who haven't passed the FCAT, yet. Then administration took all of my drama students (Intro to Drama, Stage Craft 1-3, Comprehensive Theatre 1-3 and Acting 1-2) and dumped them into 1 class (then capped the class at 32 and told distraught kids who don't have Drama, 'too bad') This is the semester I don't get a planning period. Next semester they did the same thing to my Drama class and gave me 2 regular English 3 classes. I love how they told me by shoving a copy of the schedule into my box today and that this schedule doesn't look anything like the schedule on the master schedule. (/vent)
Can the Buffista Academy be real???
brenda m - Aug 13, 2008 4:09:37 pm PDT #1530 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
To clarify, if I was to address a group of female Bitches with a cheerful "Hello, ladies", would I be offending people?
Nah. It's not an offensive word by itself - it's very context related. That kind of thing is a-okay by most people, I think.
Kristin explained the athletic team thing well - that's a specific case where it's really bothersome. It's not the only one, but it's probably the most obvious.
In conclusion, "okay lady, I love you, bye bye!"
t /Mindy
Pix - Aug 13, 2008 4:11:17 pm PDT #1531 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
To clarify, if I was to address a group of female Bitches with a cheerful "Hello, ladies", would I be offending people?
Wouldn't offend me in the least.
Oh GG. That's horrifying.
WindSparrow - Aug 13, 2008 4:11:21 pm PDT #1532 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
/me sics Mindy and Katie KaBoom on Gadget Girl's Draconian Dictator.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 13, 2008 4:12:46 pm PDT #1533 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
oh my goodness, GG. Shouldn't they give you more notice if only to prepare your lesson plans?
WindSparrow - Aug 13, 2008 4:14:52 pm PDT #1534 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
yay for the good Lucy news, Brenda!
Gadget_Girl - Aug 13, 2008 4:18:55 pm PDT #1535 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
oh my goodness, GG. Shouldn't they give you more notice if only to prepare your lesson plans?
Yep, they should. They seem to be totally disregarding all formalities and pleasantries. My job sucks. I was basically told to do the job or quit.
WindSparrow and company...please BRING IT! I'll leave the keys to the front office by the Pirate guarding the front door of the admin office.
Jessica - Aug 13, 2008 4:19:03 pm PDT #1536 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica! You're in my brain again!
It's so comfy and HAWT in here!
Typo Boy - Aug 13, 2008 4:20:14 pm PDT #1537 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
In the sports context "lady" is like using "sculptress". Sculptors are by default male. A woman who does sculpture needs her own word because plain old "sculptor" can't include her. That is offensive and so is "lady" applied to teams where the male version needs no gendered modifier.